Abera Hailemichael

Biographic Data

ID7730017
NAMEAbera Hailemichael
GIVEN NAMESAbera
FAMILY NAMEHailemichael
SIGNATUREHAILEMICHAEL A
AFFILIATIONSNational Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Impact of Community Support Workers in Rural Ethiopia on Emotional and Psychosocial Health of Persons Living with HIV

    Open AccessAlan R Lifson, Abera Hailemichael et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2023

  • A three-year randomized community trial of community support workers in rural Ethiopia to promote retention in HIV care

    Alan R Lifson, Abera Hailemichael et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2022

    Retention in care is a major challenge for global AIDS control, including sub-Saharan Africa. In a large Ethiopian region, we evaluated an intervention where HIV positive community support workers (CSWs) provided HIV health education, personal counseling and social support for HIV patients new to care. We enrolled 1,799 patients recently entering care from 32 hospitals and health centers, randomized to intervention or control sites. Dates of all …

  • Disclosure of HIV status among patients new to HIV care in Southern Ethiopia

    Alan R Lifson, Sale Workneh et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2021

    Reports from Sub-Saharan Africa, with a large HIV-infected population, vary widely in how often HIV status is disclosed to others, including spouses and other partners. We surveyed 1799 Ethiopian HIV patients newly enrolled in care within the previous 3 months at one of 32 local hospitals and health centers about disclosure of HIV status and two perceived social support domains: emotional/informational (EI) and tangible assistance (TA) support. D…

  • Perceived social support among HIV patients newly enrolled in care in rural Ethiopia

    Alan R Lifson, Sale Workneh et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2015

    Social support significantly enhances physical and mental health for persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We surveyed 142 rural Ethiopian HIV patients newly enrolled in care for perceived social support and factors associated with low support levels. Using the Social Provisions Scale (SPS), the mean summary score was 19.1 (possible scores = 0-48). On six SPS subscales, mean scores (possible scores = 0-8), were: Reliable Alliance (othe…